Recently signed by the UK office of Parisian label Source (Air,Phoenix), Kings Of Convenience are Erik Glambek Boe and Erland Oye from Bergen, Norway. Favoring simplicity and melody over big production, they write emotive, intimate music that will connect instantly with fans of Nick Drake and Belle and Sebastian. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

On Arco's 2002 debut the band were compared to the likes of Belle and Sebastian, Low, Red House Painters, Nick Drake, Mark Eitzel. Arco have continued ploughing their own sweet furrow in their own sweet time, and now, four years after Coming To Terms stole listeners' hearts (and breath) away, they release their second album - Restraint. Eleven more songs of desolation and consolation, eleven more stars glittering in the firmament - and every note and every word with its own role to play in the unforgettable whole. Dreamy. 2004.

个人感受:Brown Feather Sparrow`~初听他们就喜欢上他们的音乐`~`~女主唱轻柔的嗓音`~`~再配上吉他的轻轻伴奏`~`应该算是乐队的最大优点`~`~这个乐队决不能错过`~`~我现在真的迷上他们了呢`~`~ 本人很惭愧`~从来没有听过荷兰的歌手或者乐队`~`~他们是第一个`~`~Brown Feather Sparrow`~`~来自荷兰的阿姆斯特丹`~`~于1999年组团`~`~5位成员`~`~以主唱Lydia van Maurik-Wever为核心`~其他成员包括贝斯Paul van Leeuwen、鼓手Job Verhoog、吉他Ernst van der Wal，以及另外一位主唱和风琴的Arjen van Wijk`~Brown Feater Sparrow的音乐风格主要受到Over the Rhine、Rosie Thomas以及Ida等同类乐队影响`~所以不难发现`~Brown Feater Sparrow在歌词上花了不少的心思`~诗意嘛`~以及音乐更情绪化`~2003年签约Volkoren Records厂牌，同年推出筹备多年的处女专辑[Wide Awakens Everything]`~并于2004年尾完成最新专辑[Let's Be Fine]的录`~2005年发行`~

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity.

温柔美丽的旋律、悠扬流畅的歌声－－来自rosie thomas的清新民谣。一样是温柔美丽的旋律、悠扬流畅的歌声，Rosie Thomas 营造出的氛围卻极为独特－－她善于融合两种不同的极端：清亮甜美的嗓音中，隐隐透着饱经风霜的沧桑感；梦幻飘渺的色彩里，却又让人深刻感受到十足脚踏实地的草根气息。
在她的音乐中，流露着对生命深切的感性与关怀，包括童年、梦想、爱、希望，都以极其诗意方式，在清淡词句中呈现深刻情感；简单的吉他、风琴、钢琴，交织出清新、简朴的音乐风貌，彷彿是一杯蕴涵无穷深邃滋味的顶级绿茶，沁人心脾，引人回味。
蘿西湯瑪斯
Rosie Thomas
集演唱歌手/歌曲作家的蘿西湯瑪斯。雖然蘿西自早年兒時起就開始形成了她甜美精緻的曲風，但當她加入“電子城”dreampop樂隊“天鵝絨100（Velour 100）”時才得以成名。湯瑪斯在90年代後期曾隨這支樂隊巡演並擔任主唱，在此之後她開始了個人的單飛生涯。融合了Joni Mitchell的民謠流行樂以及獨立音樂的感性特點之後，湯瑪斯發現自己達到了新的境界。她和Damien Jurado在Sub－Pop2001年合集《Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska 》專輯裡的《Wages of Sin》中合作，並在Jurado的《Ghost of David》專輯裡的《停車場》獻聲。
然而，當湯瑪斯02年的個人處女作《當我們還小（When We Were Small）》（sub－pop公司）問世時，她被認為更有思想，更幽默，更迷人。當她沒有創作音樂時，湯瑪斯幽默的個性分身，一個戴眼鏡的送披薩名叫沙拉的女孩就會出現。她的成功之路在她2003年第二張未刪節專輯《Only With Laughter Can You Win》發行後，知名度逐漸的拓展開來。

Lotte Kestner来自美国华盛顿州西雅图的一位创作歌手,简单的吉他小调,优美的声线,十分
安静的音乐,使人心境平和!

Hailing from Southern California, Civalias is the project brainchild of 23 year-old Adam Stidham. Conjuring influences such as Aqualung, Coldplay, and Radiohead, the infectiously melodic sounds of Civalias are both engaging and visually enticing. The young songwriter who began his journey in music by playing guitar in his teens soon found that music became a form of therapy. "I found an undeniable peace and calmness in making music. It was me at my most genuine." It is this vulnerability and honesty that makes Civalias special, attracting a contingent of fans who are seeking not only a uniquely refreshing sound, but the emotional substance to back it up.

个来自未开发的大自然东马岛屿上的女生，身材娇小却在YouTube上累积了超过150万网友，Zee Avi用她的歌声再度证明了一句俗谚：「音乐无国界」。用创作获得Brushfire唱片公司的赏识，将自己的才华与传奇人物连结在一起。以拿手的吉他、夏威夷四弦琴(Ukulele)，搭配上独特慵懒舒服的嗓音，打造自成一格的音乐氛围，Zee Avi一手包办专辑所有词曲创作。首支主打曲在Folk领域中混搭爵士味觉的“Bitter Heart”，令人想起多项格莱美奖加冕的Norah Jones相同质感；接下来散发淡淡闲适乡村音韵的“Honey Bee”；利用夏威夷四弦琴弹奏、带来新纽奥良Swing Jazz风味的“Just You And Me”以及“Kantoi”；让人回忆起Peggy Lee/佩姬李“Is That All There Is”的“Is This The End”；美国热门影集「私家医情」第二季结局配乐“Monte”；翻唱80年代英国首席乐团The Smiths主唱Morrissey /莫里西歌曲、唱出爽朗Acoustic的“First Of The Gang To Die”…等。听着Zee Avi的歌声，如同躺在沙滩上迎着微风拂面、阳光暖暖包围，似乎什么事都变得不重要。

Genre: Indie Folk

「Hello…你能听见我们吗？我们迷失了。」
Lady&Bird--->Keren Ann和Bradi Johannsson，一个是拥有多国血统的混血女创作人，一个是冰岛Trip-hop乐队Bang Gang的主唱。化身为Lady&Bird共同合作的一张同名专辑，优秀的女声出色的编曲。吉他加上一些柔软的和声,入耳是滑腻的,然而又不是一种甜腻，借用一句形容mum音乐的话就是:"于冰冷之处呵出温暖之花"女生合唱的吟或是拟声层次丰富而韵律感十足层层叠叠不犹让人想起莲花之类的东西一层层铺展开来,花瓣柔和呈现的同时清香出来了,浸入人心.很迷恋Lady Bird的和声,简洁明了,力度适宜,音乐不俗,转折或是高潮往往给人京戏不在该到的时候到来,我们终是喜欢在刺激或是未知中得到欢乐的. Lady Bird,是一支有阳光破碎声音的美丽乐队. Lady Bird. 或是Lady and Bird....
La Ballads of Lady & Bird
Bird : Lady?
Lady : Yes Bird?
Bird : It's cold
Lady : I know
Lady : Bird... I cannot see a thing
Bird : It's all in your mind
Lady : I'm worried
Bird : No one will come to see us
Lady : Maybe they come but we just don't see them
What do you see?
Bird : I see what's outside
Lady : And what exactly is outside?
Bird : It's grown-ups
Lady : Well maybe if we scream they can hear us
Bird : Yeah, maybe we should try to scream
Lady : Ok, Bird
Lady & Bird : Heeeelp, Heeeelp
Can you hear us now ?
Hello !
Help !
Hello it's me
Hey
Can you see
Can you see me
I'm here
Nana come and take us
Hello
Are you there
Hello
Lady : I don't think they can hear us
Bird : I can hear you lady
Bird : Do you want to come with me lady
Lady : Will you be nice to me Bird
Lady : You're always be nice to me because you're my friend
Bird : I try but sometimes I make mistakes
Lady : Nana says we all make mistakes
Bird : Maybe we should scream more
Lady : Yes, Bird let's scream more
Lady & Bird : Help ! Help us ! Come on ! Help
Hello !
Help
Hello !
We're lost
Lady : I think they cannot see us
Bird : Nobody likes us
Lady : But they all seem so big
Bird : Maybe we should just jump
Lady : What if we fall from the bridge and then nobody can catch us
Bird : I don't know let's just see what happens
Lady : Okay
Bird : Come with me
Lady : Shall we do it together
Bird : Yeah
Lady & Bird : 1 2 3....Aaaaaaah
Bird : Lady?
Lady : Yes Bird
Bird : It's cold
Lady : I know
Lady : Bird...I cannot see a thing
Bird : It's all in your mind
两个童音,如同鸟笼中稚鸟的对话,冷落,寂寞,伴随,冰凉这些词语没有出现
以上长段的歌词对白却在清脆滴水般透净的音乐中钝重地说明了一切.
Lady只有Bird,Bird只有Lady.
阳光还是破碎的,来时的路已无法回去,破碎的割伤无法修
因为我们的经脉血管早已种下忧伤和苦痛.
即使有阳光,即使有"女士鸟"优雅地歌唱.
温温暖暖,悠悠闲闲,懒懒洋洋.
唱一束破碎婉转的午后阳光;转一轮无法回旋的岁月时长.

Footprints Through The Snow is an elegant and sweet natured album that takes a Conor Oberst / Elliott Smith drift through tales of heartbreak and poignantly hopeful woe. Every so often it teeters in the direction of the Valley of the Twee, and with Belle & Sebastian currently lost on the spaceship T-Rex, there’s room for Ant in the valley.

Ant’s voice is sweet, the songs are coy and charming, full of plaintive violin, wheezing harmonium, twinkly keyboards and strummed guitar, but none of this threatens to set the world on fire. It’s good, of its kind - there’s a lot of wistful daydreaming, and nowhere does anyone repeatedly sing “You’re beautiful...” in a constipated yelp.

By track 9, though, it begins to outstay its welcome. There’s no real change in pace or melody, and nothing much to make you sit and listen right the way through. Thirteen tracks of much of a muchness, as pleasant as that muchness is, is a little bit too much.

There’s not much else to say, really, so here are some reference points: Magnet, Gravenhurst, Bright Eyes, Aberfeldy and The Magic Numbers.

He’s Swedish, by the way, and he recorded this album in Italy. On track 8, he sings about London and the Isle of Wight.

Piano and pop don’t mix- at least that’s the conventional wisdom with regard to “popular” music. Yet Chris Garneau defies expectations. Since releasing his debut album Music for Tourists in 2006, he has consistently proven that in the hands of a capable musician, 88 keys can indeed, be cool to listen to. Two years later, he’s back with a sophomore album El Radio and far from slumping. The record is a orchestra of sounds capturing emotional highs and lows- more lows than highs.
Aside from the aforementioned orchestra, the record is an orchestra of symphonics, cello, and of course Garneau’s own piano. “Dirty Night Clown” finds Garneau and friends rocking cello and drums to an atonal, discordant beat. “No More Pirates” is an upbeat, horn laden ditty about forgiveness. On “Fireflies,” Garneau channels his inner Tin Pan Alley artist, composing a tale of musical suspicion worthy of an off-Broadway play. Foghat this is not.
Despite the eclectic nature of the record, the album does have its downsides. The eerie tone and subject matter of the songs (several deal with death- natural or otherwise) may turn off audiences who are more used to upbeat faire from Top 40 than introverted, complicated songwriting. There are sleepers too. The slow strumming of “Raw and Awake” is more lullaby than pop song. Yet this is an exception to the rule.
Though the album is far from upbeat, overall the record speaks to the diverse range of Garneau’s material. From instrumental tracks to Tin Pan Alley style songs, there is little that he is incapable of. Far from being typical singer-songwriter faire, the album is a sonic expression of our common emotionality- both good and bad.
While “El Radio” may not be for everyone, it is certainly worth paying attention to- even if it is macabre at times。

专辑介绍：
一张绝对适合旅行陪伴的专辑，同样来自西班牙，同样的BOSSA NOVA，同样的简单清新派。虽然Pajaro Sunrise名不见经传到找不到官网，myspace上也什么信息都没有，除了粗粗找到的不超过十句的英文介绍外，其他的全部有看没懂（不知道是不是西班牙文），但这些一点也没妨碍我对于这张专辑好听程度的认可。
Pajaro Sunrise是由Pepe López 、Yuri Méndez两人组成的组合，06年5月组队，这是他们发行的第一张同名专辑。从专辑封面上看到的一个人、一辆车，累了睡、醒了走的生活状态，就知道这是一张拥有遐意轻松生活表情的专辑，歌如封面。
整张专辑里混合着INDIE、JAZZ、FOLK等音乐风格，特别是在JAZZ方面，似乎不单包括了《Wild days》中西班牙音乐里常见的BOSSA NOVA，还有些早期的SWING JAZZ的成份在，例如《California lover》的那段钢琴SOLO。其他的都以轻松自然的FOLK与ROCK为主，很可爱随性的一张音乐作品。 (转自网络）

詩作者：鳥癡、白水
曲作者：白水
書法：鳥癡
編曲及器樂演奏：白水
錄音及制作：江南閑人居
客座人聲：袁田(中秋、美人吟、清風沐雨、花拾叁樓主人、白癡人)、孤島(中秋、清風沐雨)、遊淼(中秋)、羅可居(中秋、清風沐雨)、佳汶(中秋)
翻譯：雨來
封套設計：灰燼設計
出品：子夜唱片